garë

See also: gare, Gare, garé, and gäre

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *garā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to wish, to feel inclination”). Cognate to Ancient Greek χαίρω (khaírō, “to rejoice”), χάρμη (khármē, “joy of battle; battle, fight”).[1]

Noun

garë f (indefinite plural gara, definite singular gara, definite plural garat)

  1. competition, race

Declension
Declension of garë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative garë gara gara garat
accusative garën
dative gare garave garës garavet
ablative garash

Descendants
  • → Italian: gara

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 110
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